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English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɹɪˈflɛktɪŋ/
- Hyphenation: re‧flect‧ing
Verb
reflecting
- present participle and gerund of reflect
Noun
reflecting (plural reflectings)
- An instance of reflection
1946, Mervyn Peake, Titus Groan, London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, →OCLC:The Hall of Spiders yawned and shrank, the threads deceiving the eye, the distances, shifting, surging forward or crumbling away, to the illusory reflectings of the moon.
Translations
Adjective
reflecting (comparative more reflecting, superlative most reflecting)
- That has been reflected (of light, sound etc.); undergoing reflection.
- That reflects.
- a reflecting pool
- Having a component that reflects light.
- a reflecting telescope
- Given to introspection; thoughtful, reflective.
- (obsolete) Insulting, disparaging.
1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter LII”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: , volumes (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: S Richardson; , →OCLC:I know what you mean, little reflecting fool, by saying, it is much in my power […] to give you that peace which you can give yourself whenever you please.
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